4. but sought the God of his father and walked by His commands, not according to the practices of Israel.
5. So the Lord established the kingdom in his hand. Then all Judah brought him tribute, and he had riches and honor in abundance.
6. His mind rejoiced in the Lord’s ways, and he again removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
7. In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials — Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah — to teach in the cities of Judah.
8. The Levites with them were Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah; the priests, Elishama and Jehoram, were with these Levites.
9. They taught throughout Judah, having the book of the Lord’s instruction with them. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
10. The terror of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so they didn’t fight against Jehoshaphat.
11. Some of the Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.
12. Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah
13. and carried out great works in the towns of Judah. He had fighting men, brave warriors, in Jerusalem.